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Economic analysis of restoration practices to improve water quality and fish habitat of a large river floodplain : a case study of the Willamette River, Oregon

Creator:

Seedang, Saichon

Abstract:

In- stream water temperature is one of the most important environmental factors associated with the decline in salmonid populations and their habitats in the Pacific Northwest. Most ecological restoration practices that attempt to reduce instream temperatures center on replanting or reestablishing riparian vegetation and increasing flows. However, in a large...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
A spatially explicit model for allocating conservation efforts : the Grand Ronde River basin, Oregon

Creator:

Watanabe, Michio

Abstract:

The spatial and dynamic pattern of landscape changes has a profound effect on the supply of environmental services, including the provision of habitat for fish and wildlife. Spatial heterogeneity is a common feature of landscapes in the Pacific Northwest, most notably in areas important to the production of salmonid fish...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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rebuild salmonid populations. Willis and Whittlesey ( 1998) examined a least cost method that attains a